Land Rover has released photos of the redesigned Range Rover ahead of its debut at the Paris motor show. The new Range Rover goes on sale here in December.

The big change is that the body is now made from aluminum instead of steel. That helps cut 700 pounds from the Range Rover's curb weight.

The hood continues to cover a V8 engine, but now it's mated to a new eight-speed automatic transmission from ZF.

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Tony Posawatz, who a month ago quit as the vehicle line director for the Chevrolet Volt, has landed a new job.

Posawatz is now the CEO of Fisker Automotive, replacing former Chrysler exec Tom LaSorda.

His experience with the plug-in hybrid Volt may come in handy for Posawatz at Fisker. The Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid has gotten off to a rocky start, with a couple of car fires and extra scrutiny of its battery pack.

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McLaren is coming to Pebble Beach this weekend with an extreme racing version of the MP4-12C sports car.

The 12C Can-Am edition cranks 630 hp from its twin-turbo V8 engine. That's pretty awesome in a car that weighs just 2,600 pounds.

All the aero bits increase downforce by 30 percent.

McLaren says this car is just a concept, but it's designed to meet GT3 racing regulations in North America.

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